The News Roundup for August 7, 2026
Progressive Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed won his Michigan primary this week, sending a strong message to the Democratic party establishment that backed his opponent.
Dr. Anthony Fauci was found in contempt of Congress on Thursday. The vote by the Senate Homeland Security Committee came after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right over 100 times during a recent hearing.
And reports indicate the U.S. missile stockpile is running low. President Trump and the Pentagon have denied the story.
And, in global news, illegal settler activity is expanding across the occupied West Bank. And this week…
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